Flirting with Felicity (2015) by Gerri Russell plays out like a Hallmark Channel movie in my mind, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sweet and light with a good-hearted female protagonist, I found the book to be a surprisingly enjoyable read.It is the story of Felicity who inherits Seattle's landmark Bancroft Hotel where she works as the hotel chef. Thing is, her inherence was a surprise: She hadn't known that the elderly hotel resident she had befriended was really the famed billionaire owner of the hotel and founder of Bancroft Industries. Conflict and romance arise when Blake, the elderly man's nephew, swaggers into town to take over the Bancroft.
What follows is Blake's attempt at compromising: Spend a day in the other's world and then decide who is more worthy of the hotel. The story develops into what felt like a sweet, romantic stroll in the development of Felicity and Blake's courtship. We learn of the challenges that have shaped them and that they are persevering through: Felicity lost her mother to a car accident which also left her father uncommunicative and unresponsive for the last ten years. She has since provided financial assistance for his care. Blake was orphaned and seemingly emotionally abandoned by his uncle who shipped him off to private school overseas. Together, they make peace with their realities and forge ahead in life with renewed purpose, understanding, and love.
In all, Flirting with Felicity is a heartwarming, adult fairytale, which means that some elements require suspension of belief; however, in all, it's a light, feel-good, generic romance that left me smiling.
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